Synonyms of from the ground up

from the ground up

phrase

as in thoroughly

with attention to all aspects or details

The owner was involved from the ground up even as the size of company expanded.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• thoroughly
• systematically
• inside out
• through and through
• fully
• completely
• widely
• totally
• from stem to stern
• extensively
• in detail
• minutely
• exhaustively
• comprehensively
• roundly
• perfectly
• intensively
• at length
• detailedly
• broadly
• sweepingly
• meticulously
• generally
• full blast
• microscopically
• globally
• all-out
• definitely
• conclusively
• encyclopedically
• consummately

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• randomly
• aimlessly
• haphazardly
• narrowly
• imperfectly
• summarily
• inadequately
• desultorily
• superficially
• vaguely
• shallowly
• hit-or-miss
• cursorily
• sketchily
• indeterminately
• nebulously

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of from the ground up

Having already attained a reputation as a stellar designer (on top of being a Best Actress Oscar winner, of course), Keaton spent years creating her dream home from the ground up. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 10 Aug. 2026

Buckendorf says his company worked closely with Alaska to build Flyways from the ground up. — Joel Rose, NPR, 10 Aug. 2026

An internal skunkworks was set up in California with a brief to rethink the idea of a universal EV platform from the ground up, taking into account the advances made by EV startups and clean-sheet designs both in the US but especially China. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 6 Aug. 2026

The reactor was built from the ground up on a greenfield site. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2026